Davenport



F. GOODMAN April 28, 1953 DAVENPORT 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Sept. 21, 1948 INVENTOR FE/I'X Goodman Arf rney F. GOODMAN April 28, 1953 DAVENPORT 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Sept. 21, 1948 INVENTOR Felix Goodman fill llmiagia Attorney Patented Apr. 28, 1953 2,636,186 DAVENPORT Felix Goodman, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Goodman Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa., a firm composed of Felix Goodman and Robert Goodman Application September 21, 1948, Serial No. 50,361

1 Claim. (01. -13) My invention relates to a folding bed and bed and a davenport whereby the davenport may be used during the day and unfolded to serve as a bed during the night.

Combination beds and davenports have been extensively used but difficulty has been encountered because they could not support the strain to which they were subjected and they could not be readily closed from an open position or opened while in a closed position. These difficulties arise because a large mass must be crowded into a small space.

It, therefore, is an object of my invention to provide a davenport with an easily collapsible or easily assembled bed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a davenport which can absorb the stress and strains to which a folding bed is subjected.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of the character described, that is easily and economically produced, which is sturdy in construction, and which is highly efiicient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of a davenport with the near side removed to reveal the folding bed mechanism.

Figure 2 is a partial front elevation view of the davenport.

Figure 3 is a side elevation with parts broken away; illustrating an intermediate position of the bed forming seat.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the corner indicated by line i i of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a partial plan of the chair converted into a bed.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the chair converted into a bed.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts I show an article of furniture which is adopted to be converted from one use such as a davenport, chair, couch, to another use such as a bed. The article comprises a framework hav.. ing two sides H), which include armrests and a back if: which joins the sides It. The back I2 has connecting cross members 54 and the entire structure is supported by short legs 16 at each corner of the framework.

re lates particularly to a combination of a folding A folding bed provides a support for a seat cushion I8 when the bed is in folded position and it serves as a bed when it is unfolded or in open position.

The folding bed comprises a plurality of pivotally connected spring frames, termed the head section, generally designated as A, a body section, generally designated as B, a short intermediate section, generally designated as C, and a foot section, generally designated as D.

The head section A is pivotally supported by the pintles [9 intermediate the sides l2 by brackets 13, which are securely mounted on the wings of the back by the bolt 20.

The head section A may be completely removed from the pintles IQ for ease in shipping or case in cleaning.

The body section B is pivotally joined as at 22 to the head section A. The head section A in its closed position lies parallel to the rear wall of the davenport (Fig. 1) and in its open position it lies parallel to the floor of the room (Fig. 6).

A link 24 is pivotally connected at 26 to the body B intermediate the length of the side of the body section B. The lower end of the link 24 is pivoted to the transversely extendin portion of the supporting bracket 28. The bracket 28 is readily secured to the lower side members by bolts 3! or by any other suitable means. Welded or otherwise readily secured to the link 24 is a bracket 32 and to the bracket is one end of a tension spring 34 which is anchored to the stationary projection 36, which projection 36 causes the sprin 34 to be in greatest tension when the bed is in closed position as in Fig. 1, the tension in the springs 34 acts to counter-balance the weight of the bed and facilitates opening of the bed because the spring 34 tends to pull on the bracket 32 which is attached to the side of the body section B.

At one end of the body section B a small intermediate frame section is pivotally connected. This section stands upright when the mechanism is folded as in Fig. 1 and provides the space S between the body section and the foot section for storage of the mattress and the bed clothes when the furniture is used as a sofa.

U-shaped member 40 is pivotally connected at 42 to an extending portion of the member C whereby the member 40 can serve as legs for the end of body section B and it has pivotally joined thereto at 44 a link 46 which is pivoted at one end 48 to one end of a link 50, as well as one end of a second link 52.

The link 50 has its other end pivoted at 25 3 which is also one of the pivot points for the link 24. The other end of the link 52 is pivoted at 54.

The link 46 extends to the left of the U-shaped member 49 as Fig. 6 is viewed, and it has pivoted thereto at 56 another link 58 which carries a board 60 that serves as a front piece for the sofa. Another link 62 is pivoted at 64 to one end of the links 58; The link 62 is pivoted at 66- to the short foot section D.

A second coiled spring 68 is pivotally connected at one end Ill to the foot section and at the other end IZto a projecting bar 14 on the short intermediate section C. The spring? W has the*tendency to keep the members C and D closed posi tion as shown in Fig. 1 and aids to turn the-foot section D up and over when folding the bed from an open to a closed position.

In the prior art a person had to lift the foot section and a part of the mattress against the attraction of gravity whereas in our invention we have the aid of thessprinei Upon the: member; C is placed arr extension 80' which serves as: a stop to limit themovement of the member D against the member C.

Between the short intermediate section-t (C and the foot section D is placed a plurality of cross: springs 82, seeFig. 4 which fills the'gap between the sections. and prevents sagging: of the mattress between the two. sections;

It should be particularly noted; that the spring 34* enables the bed: tobe easily moved to open position since it: is) in. tension when: the bed isclosed. Likewise; the spring: 68 enables the; foot section to be opened easily and: to be held in open position after the: spring 6% passes dead center.

The construction serves to provide: a sturdy bed which will withstand. rough. usage: and; can be easily opened OY'GIOSECI.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail such description is intended as being illustrative and since the invention may be variously embodied it is to be limited by the spirit of the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

clavenport adapted be converted into a bed; comprising at plural'ity' of pivoted sections including a head section, a. body section, and a short intermediate section, a supporting leg pivetall-y connected to said intermediate section, a front board, a lever pivotally connected at differentpoints to' bntnsaid leg and to one end of said board apaiir of arms pivotally connected to one end of'safd lever, one of said arms connected to said body section and the other arm connected tosaid intermediate section, said lever causing said board to be pulled to a predetermined position' when the bed is closed and the board being moved out of the way when the bed is opened, and said lever-being adapted to move said intermediate sectiom to either a closed or an opened p'dsitiom FELIX GOODMAN.

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